Franz Böhme

Franz Friedrich Böhme (born with Zeltweg in Austria the April 14th 1885 - died with Nuremberg the May 29th 1947) was a Austrian Militaire then German. During the Second world war, it was Général in the Wehrmacht. Shown war crimes and crimes against humanity, it committed suicide before its lawsuit which was to take place with Nuremberg.

Biography

During the First World War, Franz Böhme fought in Galicie (1914-1916) then in Volhynie, Courlande and with Dünaburg (1917). In 1917 - 1918, one finds it on the face of Isonzo.

After the Anschluss (March 13rd 1938), it was integrated in the German armed (March 16th 1938).

The Second world war

In Wehrmacht, it took part in the invasion of Poland (September 1939) and of the France (May-June 1940). In April 1941, with the head of its men, it took share with the Opération Marita.

In Serbia

September 16th with the December 2nd 1941, Böhme exerted the military function of governor in Serbia.

The April 6th 1941, Belgrade had been bombarded and the April 17th 1941, the Royaume of Yugoslavia had had to capitulate. As of May, Draža Mihailović, a faithful partisan of monarchy, coordinated the action of resistant the Tchetniks against the Nazis and Josip Broz Tito, to the head of the in favor Communists, entered in resistance as from July. The September 16th, Hitler had personally. Franz Böhme, provided with the full powerss, was charged to apply the order in Serbia. The rule was to carry out 100 Serbes or Juifs for all German killed was carried out.

Franz Böhme was stopped in Norway in October 1945. To avoid being judged with Nuremberg, it committed suicide the May 29th 1947.

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